Today was a good day
Short story up front. Dec 31, 2025 I was barely active, overweight, and hating myself for both of them. So I decided to do something about it, but I actually stuck to it since then. The next week (had to let the Y empty out of fellow Resolutioners) I started swimming. I SUCKED at first, only managed 300yds total with about half that 20 minutes gasping for breath. But I kept at it, and have had all of five days this year without at least a twenty (thirty since March) minute activity.
Then in April I saw a flyer for a sprint triathlon. 400yds swimming. I got that, I thought. 10 mile bike. Too easy, said the guy who hasn't rode a bike since college. And a 5k run. That might be hard, the overweight vet with bad knees thought. But I loaded up ol' Coach Jeff on my Garmin and proceeded to see that I sucked at running just like swimming. But just like in the water I got better. Turned out biking wasn't really an issue after all, it is only 10 miles of course.
Anyway, that triathlon is next weekend. I've lost thirty pounds. I've shaved three minutes off my run miles. And today? Today I shattered every single swimming personal record.
Today is a good day, and I'm thankful for all the advice and encouragement I've received from this community both while lurking and making a few comments here and there. And two Mondays from now as I'm recovering from this first triathlon, I'm going to start looking for a 10k one.
Posted Jul 10, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC